LiveLaw Madhya Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: August 3 - August 9, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 307 to 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 318

Nominal Index 

• Tanmay v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 307
• Phool Chand Kosta v Central MP Gramin Bank 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 308
• Ashok Kumar Saxena v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 309
• Prahalad Sahu v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 310
• Dr Aarti Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 311
• AKP v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 312
• Vivek v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 313
• Dinesh Kumar v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 314
• SN v SSA 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 315
• Mahant Bhagwandas Sadik Shishya v State of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 316
• RKJ v State of MP 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 317
• Shashikant Jatav v State of Madhya Pradesh 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 318

Criminal Antecedents Alone Can't Justify Invoking 'Organized Crime' Offence Unless Ingredients Are Met: MP High Court

While granting bail to an accused, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that mere criminal antecedents are insufficient to invoke the offence of organised crime under Section 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), unless the statutory ingredients of the provision are prima facie established. 

Case Title: Tanmay v State of Madhya Pradesh, M.Cr.C.No.32864/2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 307

Punishment Of Dismissal From Service Can Be Imposed After Retirement If Departmental Enquiry Began Before Superannuation: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a penalty of dismissal from service can be imposed on the delinquent employee even after retirement, provided that a departmental enquiry was initiated before the employee attained the age of superannuation. 

Case Title: Phool Chand Kosta v Central MP Gramin Bank, WP-3601-2016

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 308

Retired Employee Can't Claim Pay Arrears Beyond 3 Years, But Entitled To Notional Pay Fixation For Pension: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a retired employee cannot claim monetary arrears beyond the preceding three years, and in the case of a retired employee, the doctrine of recurring cause of action cannot be invoked to claim past salary benefits indefinitely. 

Case Title: Ashok Kumar Saxena v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-14178-2019

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 309

Law Officer Doesn't Commit Misconduct By Placing Relevant Facts Before Court, Even If They Favour Another Party: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a law officer does not commit professional misconduct by bringing relevant facts to the notice of the Court, even if those facts incidentally favour a party whom the Law Officer does not represent, provided the assistance is rendered in the bona fide discharge of official duties. 

Case Title: Prahalad Sahu v State of Madhya Pradesh, WA-2454-2025

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 310

Guest Lecturers Can't Claim Parity With Regular Employees For Additional Casual Leave: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld an order of the Commissioner of the Higher Education Department rejecting Guest Lecturers' representation seeking an additional 7 days' casual leave, which is extended to regular employees, observing that guest lecturers are engaged on a contingent basis and therefore are disentitled to benefits meant for regular employees.

 Case Title: Dr Aarti Singh v State of Madhya Pradesh, WP-39861-2024

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 311

MP High Court Upholds Judge's Dismissal, Says Protection For Bonafide Judicial Errors Doesn't Extend To Reckless Exercise Of Power

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the dismissal of a Civil Judge Class-I from service, holding that while bona fide judicial errors are protected and are liable to be corrected in appellate proceedings, such protection does not extend to reckless exercise of judicial power or conduct unbecoming of a judicial officer.

Case Title: AKP v State of Madhya Pradesh WP-6329-2015

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 312

'Silence Of Grave Can't Be Substituted By Signature Of Heirs': MP High Court Refuses To Quash Culpable Homicide Case On Compromise

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash an FIR arising out of the death of a bystander who was allegedly hit by a bullet during an unauthorised target shooting practice, holding that a compromise with the deceased's legal heirs cannot be a ground to quash proceedings for culpable homicide not amounting to murder and allied offences, which are crimes against society. 

Case Title: Vivek v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-8946-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 313

Property Ownership Or Tenancy Dispute Can't Stall Action Under Section 152 BNSS To Vacate Dangerous Building: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the pendency of a civil dispute over ownership or tenancy of a property cannot prevent authorities from taking preventive action under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to vacate a dangerous building and safeguard human life.

Case Title: Dinesh Kumar v State of Madhya Pradesh, MCRC-14795-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 314

Muslim Husband Can't Seek Declaration Of Divorce Solely On Basis Of 'Fatwa': MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a fatwa cannot form the basis for a decree declaring divorce of a Muslim couple.

Justice Vivek Jain added that no seminary can grant divorce to a Muslim male. The bench thus rejected a Muslim man's suit seeking declaration of divorce solely on the basis of a fatwa issued by the Darul-Dafa Masajid Committee, Bhopal.

 Case Title: SN v SSA, CR-503-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 315

'Mahant Cannot Seek Declaration of Temple Lands in His Personal Name': MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the Trial Court's order dismissing the appeal of the Mahant of Janrai Toriya Temple seeking a declaration of proprietary rights in his personal name, observing that the Mahant cannot seek declaration of temple lands in his personal name.

Case Title: Mahant Bhagwandas Sadik Shishya v State of MP, FIRST APPEAL No. 249 of 1998

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 316

'No Moral Turpitude': MP High Court Orders Fresh Consideration Of District Judge Aspirant Rejected Over 'Student-Era' Criminal Cases

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has set aside the rejection of a Higher Judicial Service aspirant's candidature and directed the competent authority to reconsider his case, observing that the criminal cases registered against him during his student days did not involve offences of moral turpitude.

Case Title: RKJ v State of MP, WP-9838-2019

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 317

MP High Court Refuses To Quash Extortion FIR Against Journalist, Notes Alleged 'Systematic Extortion By Local Media Elements

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered against a journalist accused of extortion and criminal intimidation, observing that the respondents had placed material on record pointing towards a "broader pattern of alleged systematic extortion by certain local media elements" and that the allegations in the FIR prima facie disclosed commission of a cognizable offence. 

Case Title: Shashikant Jatav v State of Madhya Pradesh WP-3937-2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (MP) 318